grufflyadv.

Brit.

/ˈɡrʌfli/, U.S.

/ˈɡrəfli/

Etymology: < gruff adj. + -ly suffix².

In a gruff manner, with a gruff voice.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > [adverb] > in a surly manner

churlishlyc1400

sturdily1538

bear-like1593

gruffly1700

surlily1711

chuffily1748

curmudgeonly1879

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > quality of voice > [adverb] > hoarse

hoarselya1529

thick1589

hoarse1709

gruffly1847

croakily1858

throatily1875

roupily1887

1700 J. Dryden Chaucer's Palamon & Arcite ii, in Fables 47 Gruffly look'd the God.

a1816 R. B. Sheridan Camp (1829) i. ii. 19 Ser[jeant]. Next, can you swear well? Second C[ountryman]. Bluffly, bluffly... Ser[jeant]. Frown at a cannon? Both. Gruffly, gruffly.

1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre I. xiii. 233 ‘Who talks of cadeaux?’ said he gruffly: ‘did you expect a present, Miss Eyre?’

1849 G. P. R. James Woodman I. vi. 113 ‘Every one knows his own business best’, said Arden gruffly.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gruffly
释义	grufflyadv. Brit. /ˈɡrʌfli/, U.S. /ˈɡrəfli/ Etymology: < gruff adj. + -ly suffix². In a gruff manner, with a gruff voice. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > [adverb] > in a surly manner churlishlyc1400 sturdily1538 bear-like1593 gruffly1700 surlily1711 chuffily1748 curmudgeonly1879 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > quality of voice > [adverb] > hoarse hoarselya1529 thick1589 hoarse1709 gruffly1847 croakily1858 throatily1875 roupily1887 1700 J. Dryden Chaucer's Palamon & Arcite ii, in Fables 47 Gruffly look'd the God. a1816 R. B. Sheridan Camp (1829) i. ii. 19 Ser[jeant]. Next, can you swear well? Second C[ountryman]. Bluffly, bluffly... Ser[jeant]. Frown at a cannon? Both. Gruffly, gruffly. 1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre I. xiii. 233 ‘Who talks of cadeaux?’ said he gruffly: ‘did you expect a present, Miss Eyre?’ 1849 G. P. R. James Woodman I. vi. 113 ‘Every one knows his own business best’, said Arden gruffly. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1700
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